Biology

Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Biology First Teaching: 2019, First Exam: 2020 Nail your Higher Biology by working through...

Explore the magical world of moss, with this fully-illustrated and comprehensive guide. 'Moss is the height of fashion . . . for inspiration, as well as beautiful pictures of mossy forests and gardens, [this book] has a range of outdoor and indoor...

Instant Notes in Physiological Psychology provides a succinct overview of the key topics in physiological psychology, providing easy access to the core information in the field. Although physiological psychology is a required component of most degrees,...

Close your eyes and ask yourself, 'what do I feel?'You might feel thirsty or tired. You might feel healthy and well or perhaps a little under the weather. Maybe you can feel that you are standing or that you are leaning over. You may also feel the world...

For many years, de Waal has observed chimpanzees soothe distressed neighbors and bonobos share their food. Now he delivers fascinating fresh evidence for the seeds of ethical behavior in primate societies that further cements the case for the biological...

Understand how our immune system fights disease and enables the body to heal itself.'Thrilling... Reads like the best kind of adventure story' STEPHEN FRY'Excellent' TIM SPECTOR, Sunday Times bestselling author of Spoon-Fed Here, Professor Daniel Davis...

In The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins crystallized the gene's eye view of evolution developed by W.D. Hamilton and others. The book provoked widespread and heated debate. Written in part as a response, The Extended Phenotype gave a deeper clarification of...

What's to be done about a drunken elephant? A monkey caught mugging passers-by? A trespassing squirrel? Mary Roach delves into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. 'Delightful' Ed Yong, author of An Immense World Follow Mary...

A brand New Edition of our popular Advanced Higher Biology Study Guide. Completely revised and updated to reflect the very latest 2019 SQA course and assessment changes. The SQA Advanced Higher Biology Course focuses on the areas of cells and proteins,...

Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.About the AuthorKevin Kelly is Executive Editor of Wired, the new bible...

Exam Board: SQA Level: National 5 Subject: Biology First Teaching: 2017, First Exam: 2018 The National 5 Biology Student Book helps map...

Scientific research is a proven and powerful tool for discovering the answers to biological questions. As such, today's students need to be well-versed in experimental design, analysis, and the communication of research. Furthermore, they must appreciate...

The Edexcel A level Lab Books support students in completing the A level Core Practical requirements. This lab book includes: all the instructions students need to perform the Core Practicals, consistent with our A level online teaching resources ...

The Autobiographies of Charles Darwin (1809-82) provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of the world's intellectual giants. They begin with engaging memories of his childhood and youth and of his burgeoning scientific curiosity and love of the...

Supports Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Biology B (9BI0) specification.Build investigative skills, test understanding and apply biological theory to topical examples with the updated, all-in-one textbook for Years 1 and 2.Combining everything...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of 2010 Indie Lit Award for NonFiction 2010 and Ambassador Book Award in American Studies 2011 and American Association for the Advancement of Science's Young Adult...

If you struggle with binary multiplication, or Big O Notation, this is the book for you. This textbook companion will help improve your essential maths skills for computer science, whichever awarding body specification you're following. You can use it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800492806Author Cindy Engel PhDFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Independent Publishing NetworkPublisher Independent Publishing Network

Support students through the AQA A-level Biology specification with this write-in workbook, providing extra guidance, practice and scaffolding to reinforce understanding and improve key skills.-Develop and consolidate understanding using the practice...

The ultimate guide to understanding biology Have you ever wondered how the food you eat becomes the energy your body needs to keep going? The theory of evolution says that humans and chimps descended from a common ancestor, but does it tell us how and...

For more than a hundred million years, sea turtles have been swimming in the world's oceans. These magnificent, long-lived creatures spend their lives in the water, coming ashore to lay their eggs. Upon hatching, the baby turtles leave the nest and enter...

Evolution is a complex process, acting at multiple scales, from DNA sequences and proteins to populations of species. Understanding and reconstructing evolution is of major importance in numerous subfields of biology. For example, phylogenetics and...

Locked away remote from the rest of the body in its own custom-built casing of skull bone, with no intrinsic moving parts, the human brain remains a tantalising mystery. But now, more than ever before, we have the expertise to tackle this mystery - the...

Exam board: CCEALevel: GCSESubject: BiologyFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Target success in CCEA GCSE Biology with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and...

Microbiology For Dummies (9781119544425) was previously published as Microbiology For Dummies (9781118871188). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or...

A First Course in Systems Biology is an introduction to the growing field of systems biology for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Its focus is the design and analysis of computational models and their applications to diverse biomedical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780646039947Author Mr Jeremy GriffithFormat PaperbackPage Count 203Imprint FHA Publishing & Communications Pty Ltd,Publisher WTM Publishing & Communications...

Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: BiologyFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016With My Revision Notes: AQA A level Biology you can:- Manage your own revision with step-by-step support from experienced teacher and examiner Mike Boyle-...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781930665262Author W. B. SchofieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 452Imprint The Blackburn PressPublisher The Blackburn PressWeight(grams) 772g

Exam Board: AQA, CCEA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas Level: A-level Subject: Biology First teaching: September 2015 First exams: Summer 2017Master the skills you need to set yourself apart and hit the highest grades; this year-round course companion develops...

Were you always curious about biology but were afraid to sit through long hours of dense reading? Did you like the subject when you were in high school but had other plans after you graduated? Now you can explore the human genome and analyze DNA without...

'This book is not just about life, but about discovery itself. It is about error and hubris, but also about wonder and the reach of science. And it is bookended with the ultimate question: How do we define the thing that defines us?' - Siddhartha...

WINNER OF THE JOHN AVERY AWARD AT THE ANDRE SIMON AWARDS If we can save the salmon, we can save the world Over the centuries, salmon have been a vital resource, a dietary staple and an irresistible catch. But there is so much more to this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957985872Author Antoine BechampFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Metropolis InkPublisher Metropolis InkWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

- Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019- A Sunday Times 'MUST READ'- 'An exciting introduction to a little-known microscopic universe.' Sunday Times- 'A seriously entertaining book.' Melanie Reid, The Times- As read on RADIO 4's BOOK...

The disconnection between humans and nature is perhaps one of the most fundamental problems faced by our species today. The schism between us and the natural world is arguably the root cause of most of the environmental catastrophes unraveling around us...

Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Biology First Teaching: August 2018 First Exam: May 2019Get your best grade with comprehensive course notes and advice from Scotland's top experts, fully updated for the latest changes to SQA Higher assessment.How...

Practise and prepare for AQA GCSE Biology with hundreds of topic-based questions and one complete set of exam practice papers designed to strengthen knowledge and prepare students for the exams.This extensive practice book raises students' performance by...

Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Biology First Teaching: 2018, First Exam: 2019 Two books in one! Combining a revision guide and a...

How recent breakthroughs in longevity research offer clues about human agingAll of us would like to live longer, or to slow the debilitating effects of age. In How We Age, Coleen Murphy shows how recent research on longevity and aging may be bringing us...